Resources on Earth

Earth's Resources Test Review

By Mrs Ulecka

Resource Use and Population Growth

• every person on Earth uses some amount of food, water, and other natural resources

• ​growing population has put an increasing strain on the quality and quantity of natural resources available

• ​in some places, the per capita use of resources has also increased significantly

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Multiple Choice

People do NOT rely on earth’s resources for:

• energy to power cars

• metals to construct building

• water to grow crops

• money to pay for college

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• Natural resources are distributed only on land.

• Natural resources are distributed evenly around the Earth.

• The distribution of natural resources is changing as a result of human use.

• The distribution of natural resources is changing as a result of magnetism.

Multiple Choice

What are possible consequences of an increased human population?

• more pollution

• fewer fossil fuels available

• less groundwater in aquifers

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Humans have a positive impact on Earth’s systems when they:

• remove large amounts of groungwater

• recycle metals

• mine large amounts of metals

• drill for petroleum

Multiple Choice

The future availability of natural resources will depend on:

• human decisions

• geological processes

• both a and b

• none of the above

Resource Use and Population Growth

• The increased demand has an impact on natural resources and the Earth systems with which they interact

• ​Negative impacts:

  • decreased air and water quality due to pollution;

  • changes in the atmosphere that have impacted the climate;

  • changes in the topography due to resource extraction;

  • and changes in the flow and movement of water.​

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Multiple Choice

If over a 10-year period, a nation of 100 million people has a birth rate of 15 million, but a death rate of 5 million and a net migration rate of 2 million, the population is doing which of the following?

• decreasing in size

• staying the same over time

• growing in size

• not enough information

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would reduce groundwater levels?

• snowmelt

• pollution

• flood

• overpopulation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following approaches could reduce the impact of human use of natural resources?

• increase in human population

• increase in per capita consumption

• development of new technologies

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• Human use of natural resources has an impact on the Earth.

• Humans are using more natural resources than in the past.

• People in some parts of the world use more resources than people in other parts.

• An increasing human population is resulting in fewer resources used per person.

Multiple Choice

Which situation would likely result in the fewest negative consequences to Earth’s systems?

• lower population, per capita consumption stays the same

• lower population, higher per capita consumption

• higher population, per capita consumption stays the same

• higher population, higher per capita consumption

Resource Formation and Distribution

Natural resources can be organized into categories based on the time it takes for them to be replenished naturally:

• ​Renewable resources (including food, water, air, and wood) are recycled or replenished by Earth’s systems each day

• ​Most nonrenewable resources (such as fossil fuels, metals, and other minerals) formed millions of years ago.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a natural resource?

• iron

• concrete

• steel

• glass

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• wind power

• oil

• water

• solar energy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Iron Ore

• Oil

• Forrest

• Plastic

Multiple Choice

Which of the following groups contain only non-renewable resources?

• petroleum, coal, wood, water

• copper, aluminum, water, wood

• petroleum, copper, coal, wood

• petroleum, copper, coal, aluminum

Multiple Choice

Some of Earth’s resources are non-renewable because:

• humans have used them all up.

• humans have not yet figured out how to make more

• the processes that formed them occurred over long periods of time.

• the processes that formed them occurred very recently in Earth’s history.

Resource Formation and Distribution

​The formation of resources and their patterns of distribution are closely related to past environmental and geological processes.

Ex: fossil fuels formed where conditions favored the collection of plant and animal remains in shallow seas or wetlands that were exposed to geological conditions that were just right​​

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Multiple Choice

An essential part of petroleum formation is:

• volcanic eruptions

• dead organisms

• human impact

• aquifers

Multiple Choice

The location of ancient oceans is most closely related to:

• the location of metal ore deposits

• the location of fossil fuel deposits.

• the location of large areas of ice.

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Which technology would best help the United States wean itself from foreign oil?

• biodiesel fuel

• geothermal energy

• solar-heated homes

• nuclear power plants

Many metal ores formed in areas of past volcanic activity linked to moving plate boundaries

Magma brings metal elements form the mantle closer to the surface

Resource Formation and Distribution

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Multiple Choice

Metal ores are often formed near rocks associated with

• volcanic eruptions

• dead organisms

• human impact

• aquifers

Multiple Choice

. An example of a property of a natural resource is___________.

• how common it is

• where it is found

• how it reacts with acid

• how much it costs

Resource extraction has already significantly decreased the resources available in some areas.

With increased demand, resource distribution will continue to change as a result of removal by humans

Resource Formation and Distribution

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• Water collects underground and is sometimes removed and used by people.

• Water collects underground and permanently disappears from the surface of the Earth.

• The location of water on Earth’s surface is a result of fossil formation

• The location of water on Earth’s surface is a result of the formation of rock strata.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most related to the distribution of natural resources around the world?

• location of deserts

• location of cities

• location of geologic processes

• location of seismic reflections

Planet Earth has existed for about 4.6 billion years.

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Many important geological events have occurred during this period, including the formation of continents, oceans, volcanoes, mountain ranges, and natural resources

Geological Time and earth's History

Multiple Choice

The age of the Earth is closest to ____________ years

• 4.6 thousand

• 4.6 million

• 4.6 billion

• 4.6 trillion

Multiple Choice

Studying series of rock layers provides evidence for which of the following?

• Geologic Time Scale

• Mohs Scale

• Law of gravity

• Law of Time and Space

Multiple Choice

Stratigraphic Columns correlation could provide evidence of what?

• Ice ages

• relative dating

• radioative dating

• anything

Multiple Choice

What would NOT be considered a MAJOR event in Earth's history?

• Ice Age

• Formation of mountain chains

• Mass extinctions

• Extraction of copper from a deposit

Geological Time and Earth’s History

Scientists have analyzed rock layers and the fossilized organisms they contain to establish the relative time frame of the major events in Earth’s history.

The geologic time scale, a chart that divides Earth’s history into several different sections, was developed using the relative ages of rock layers and fossils.

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Multiple Choice

Determining Earth’s history assumes that:

• processes that occur today occurred the same way in the past

• processes that occur today occurred differently than in the past

• each event in Earth’s history occurred only one time in the past

• each event in Earth’s history will never occur again in the future

Multiple Choice

Of the fossil shown, which is the oldest?

• Coral

• Fern

• Trilobite

• Ammonite

Multiple Choice

To determine the time span during which this species lived, you should:

• measure the size of the organisms

• measure how far below they are

• compare fossils within a layer

• compare these rock layers to similar layers from other locations

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows:

• Rock layers

• Evidence of past life

• both A and B

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Geologic time periods are divided by:

• an equal number of years

• the appearance and disappearance of certain life forms

• the thickness of rock layers

• changes in the pattern of the Sun’s rays

natural resources

nonrenewable/renewable

per capita

petroleum

population

trade-offs

consumption

evidence

geological processes

geological time

groundwater

mineral

Essencial Terms

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Poll

How prepared do you feel for the test tomorrow?

• I should get a 4

• I am fairly ready

• Maybe I'll pass

• I am nervous